Scripting Resources

[ChrisH]

Scripting Resources

Microsoft Script centre- Plenty of information here for various scripting languages.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

 

Mark Minasi’s Forum- Plenty of very experienced people here to help you with your scripting needs.

http://web2.minasi.com/forum/

 

Scripting Answers- Don Jones also writes the 2003 Resource Kit Guide, "Windows Automation Toolkit" which is VERY handy, and a surprisingly interesting read!

http://www.scriptinganswers.com/

 

 

Script Creators

WMI Scriptomatic-Creates code to query and manage computer settings.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/tools/scripto2.mspx

 

WMI Code Creator (May2005)- Similar to WMI Scriptomatic but more recent.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2cc30a64-ea15-4661-8da4-55bbc145c30e&DisplayLang=en

 

ADSI Scriptomatic- Create code to query AD

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/tools/admatic.mspx

 

HTA Helpomatic- Gives you the framework for a Hypertext Application

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=231D8143-F21B-4707-B583-AE7B9152E6D9&displaylang=en

 

SetACL- A very powerful alternative to the likes of CACLS, XCACLS and ADSSecurity.dll

http://setacl.sourceforge.net/index.html

 

 

Editors

 

Admin Script Editor- Comes loaded with scripts and explains their usage. This product is not free but comes with a 45 day trial.

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/

 

 

Books

 

Windows 2000 scripting guide- (Still all relevant)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735618674/qid=1133093936/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-1464970-4475834

 

Kix Scripts

 

Official Homepage

http://www.kixtart.org/

KiXtart Online Reference

 

work in progress…..

[sahmeepee]

Similar to WMI Scriptomatic and released in May2005:

WMI Code Creator v1.0

 

The most useful online KiXtart reference for me:

 

KiXtart Online Reference

 

The KiXtart HTML Help file is also very useful.

[ChrisH]

Thanks will add.

[mac_shinobi]

Please add this one !!

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/

[ChrisH]

Brief description as well please

[mac_shinobi]

It gives that on the first page of the site

[ChrisH]

Yes but I want you to say why its good not just paste from their site http://www.cantshootstraight.com/images/smilies/deal.gif

[mac_shinobi]

Cos they give you fully loaded scripts for everything, and explain its usage and they got everything you can think of ( at least from what Ive seen )

[kingswood]

http://www.scriptinganswers.com/

 

One of the best sites I know of. Don Jones also writes the 2003 Resource Kit Guide, "Windows Automation Toolkit" which is VERY handy, and a surprisingly interesting read!

 

Paul

[ajbritton]

SetACL

 

Give your scripts ultimate control over ACL editing. Forget CACLS. Forget XCACLS. Forget ADSSecurity.dll. This is the dog b******ks. IMHO

 

(just noticed, also recomended by here by E1uSiV3)

[E1uSiV3]

Yup, SetACL owns

[ChrisH]

Updated

[mac_shinobi]

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk

 

The site speaks for itself , check it out and I aint putting it in my own words cos I cant too much on the site to say in my own words !!

[mac_shinobi]

btw the admin script editor site I posted cos they have a script library not cos of there editor :

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/main.asp

 

vbscript TA :

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=v

 

kixstart :

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=k

 

autostart :

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=a

 

and finally Batch :

 

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=b

[mattx]

Possible to Add AutoIT ?

 

http://www.hiddensoft.com

 

Its a freeware Windows automation language.

[CyberNerd]

some *nix resources:

 

Bash for Beginners

Advanced Bash scripting guide

Bash Reference Manual

[ITWombat]

Possible to Add AutoIT ?

 

http://www.hiddensoft.com

 

Its a freeware Windows automation language.

 

Don't forget it's cousin Auto HotKey

 

This has much of the desktop automation features of AutoIt. Infact it can process AutoIt version 2 scripts.

The hotkey part of the name refers to its ability to remap key presses and mouse actions for live, as opposed to automated, user sessions.

 

Lastly, Auto HotKey is GPL so you can get sight of the source and change it, if that's your thang.

[mattx]

Oooo, did not know about that - [ Auto Hotkey ] - thats my weekend taken up investigating this....

I remember writing stuff with AutoIT ver 2. My code had lots of Gotos..... how I miss them..... :-)

 

Thanks again.

[SYNACK]

I just found a rather impressive collection of scripts that perform all kinds of tasks here:

 

Win32 Scripting.... Everything you need to get up and running

 

It covers multiple types of scripting including:

.vbscript

.jscript

.perl

.kix

.command line

.python

.rexx

.adsi

.wmi

Thought that it could be quite a useful resource for everyone

[wiggum123]

This is a good site full of CMD line, mac OSx, Oracle, Bash, SQL, VBScript help etc...

SS64.com Command line reference

[Miscbrah]

Logon scripts to map/do/achieve pretty much all the basics:

 

Wisesoft Scriptbuilder

 

Free, but takes voluntary donations.